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Abstract Number: 1949 • ACR Convergence 2025
Relapsing Polychondritis: Mimicking Asthma while Airways get Damaged
Eric Robbins¹ and Marcela ferrada², ¹University of Maryland, baltimore, ²University of Maryland, Bethesda, MD
Background/Purpose: Relapsing polychondritis (RP) is an autoimmune disorder that can present with airway inflammation, leading to dyspnea, cough, and fatigue. These respiratory symptoms are frequently…
Abstract Number: 1956 • ACR Convergence 2025
68Ga-FAPI-04 and 18F-FDG PET/ CT in MDA5 dermatomyositis-associated interstitial lung disease: a single-center, pilot study
Jia Li¹, Weijun Wei², Lianghua Li², Wenwen Xu³, Jianjun Liu² and Shuang Ye⁴, ¹Department of Rheumatology, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China (People's Republic), ²Department of Nuclear Medicine, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai ²⁰⁰²¹⁷, China., Shanghai, China (People's Republic), ³Department of Rheumatology, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai ²⁰⁰²¹⁷, China., Shanghai, China (People's Republic), ⁴Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China, Shanghai, Shanghai, China (People's Republic)
Background/Purpose: Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is the leading cause of death in MDA5 dermatomyositis (MDA5-DM). Fibrosis and inflammation are pivotal drivers in the pathogenesis of…
Abstract Number: 1919 • ACR Convergence 2025
Financial insecurity and discrimination are associated with patient-reported quality of life in patients with SLE
Heather Gold¹, Yi Li¹, Peter Izmirly², Jill Buyon¹, Mala Masson³, Amit Saxena¹, H Michael Belmont⁴, Chung-E Tseng⁵ and Rebecca Anthopolos¹, ¹NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, ²New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, ³NYU Langone Health, New York, ⁴NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY, ⁵New York University Grossman School of Medicine, Flushing, NY
Background/Purpose: Manifestations of SLE are known to affect patient-reported outcome measures (PROs) such as physical function, fatigue, and pain. Other work has suggested economic insecurity…
Abstract Number: 1777 • ACR Convergence 2025
Granzyme B as a regulator of interferon alpha production in cutaneous lupus erythematosus
Touraj Khosravi¹, Ahmed Eldaboush², Darae Kang³ and Victoria Werth², ¹Department of Dermatology, Perelman Shool of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ²University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ³University of Pennsylvania, Potomac, MD
Background/Purpose: Recent studies have shown that monocytes, macrophages, and conventional DCs, but not plasmacytoid dendritic cells (pDC), are major sources of IFNα in cutaneous lupus…
Abstract Number: 1965 • ACR Convergence 2025
Two-Year Outcomes of Microwave Ablation for Recurrent Monoarthritis with Synovial Hypertrophy Resistant to Medical Treatment: Expanded Cohort and Long-Term Follow-Up Results
Rabia Deniz¹, Tevfik Güzelbey², İlhan Nahit Mutlu², Kübra Kalkan³, Özgür Kılıçkesmez² and Cemal Bes⁴, ¹University of Health Sciences Basaksehir Çam and Sakura City Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey, ²University of Health Sciences Başakşehir Çam and Sakura City Hospital, Department of Radiology, Istanbul, Turkey, ³University of Health Sciences Başakşehir Çam and Sakura City Hospital, Department of Rheumatology, Istanbul, Turkey, ⁴University of Health Sciences, Basaksehir Çam and Sakura City Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
Background/Purpose: Recurrent monoarthritis (RM) is a significant therapeutic challenge in rheumatology, often persisting despite NSAIDs, corticosteroids (CS), DMARDs, and biologic therapies. Local interventions like intra-articular…
Abstract Number: 1507 • ACR Convergence 2025
Temporal Trends in the Incidence of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) in the United States (US): Holding Steady?
Sasha Bernatsky¹, Sharon Dowell², Brittany Banbury³, Jeffrey Curtis⁴, Grace Wright⁵, Emily Holladay⁶, Amy Mudano⁷, Cristiano Moura⁸ and Gail Kerr⁹, ¹Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada, ²NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital, Jonesboro, AR, ³Mount Sinai Beth Israel, Brooklyn, NY, ⁴University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁵Grace C Wright MD PC, New York, NY, ⁶University of Alabama at Birmingham, Edmond, OK, ⁷Foundation for Advancing Science, Technology, Education and Research (FASTER), Birmingham, AL, ⁸Research Institute of the McGill University Health Center, Montréal, Canada, ⁹Washington DC VAMC/Georgetown and Howard Universities, Washington, DC
Background/Purpose: Since SLE is associated with significant morbidity and healthcare burden, estimates of SLE incidence are needed to inform research and public health initiatives, including…
Abstract Number: 1909 • ACR Convergence 2025
Trends of venous thromboembolism after total joint replacement in the United Kingdom after the introduction of NICE guidelines.
Subhashisa Swain¹, Nadja Leith², Sarah Brown², Cynthia Wright Drakesmith², Jonathan Rees³, Clare Bankhead⁴ and John Powell⁴, ¹Keele University, University of Oxford, Keele, United Kingdom, ²University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, ³NDORMS, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, ⁴NDPCHS, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Joint replacement (JR) surgery is one of the preferred management for end-stage arthritis. Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) is one of the major post-surgical complications after…
Abstract Number: 1960 • ACR Convergence 2025
Item Response Theory to Develop an Ultrasound Composite Score for Knee Osteoarthritis Assessment
Liubov Arbeeva¹, Carolina Alvarez², Jonathan Samuels³, Janice Lin⁴, Minna Kohler⁵, Catherine Bakewell⁶, Todd Schwartz⁷ and Amanda Nelson⁸, ¹University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Carrboro, NC, ²University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Miami, FL, ³NYU Langone, Rye Brook, NY, ⁴Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, ⁵Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ⁶Intermountain Healthcare, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁷University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, ⁸University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
Background/Purpose: Semi-quantitative scoring systems have long been used for radiographic findings in osteoarthritis (OA), but limited work has utilized ultrasound (US). The aim of this…
Abstract Number: 1928 • ACR Convergence 2025
Oral Health in Patients with Rheumatic Diseases: A Pilot Quality Improvement Program
Margarita Isabel Alarcon-Jarquin¹, Fernanda M. Garcia-Garcia², Vanessa L. Lopez-Flores¹, Aleydis Gonzalez-Melendez³, Gabriel Figueroa-Parra³, Dionicio A. Galarza-Delgado² and Janett C. Riega-Torres⁴, ¹Rheumatology Service, University Hospital “Dr. José Eleuterio González”, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, ²Rheumatology Service, Hospital Universitario Dr. José Eleuterio González, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Mexico, ³Rheumatology Service, Hospital Universitario “Dr. Jose Eleuterio Gonzalez”, Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, Monterrey, Mexico, ⁴Rheumatology Service, Hospital Universitario “Dr. Jose Eleuterio Gonzalez”, Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico
Background/Purpose: Patients with rheumatic diseases commonly experience oral health issues such as dental caries, xerostomia, and periodontal disease. These complications are linked to both the…
Abstract Number: 1251 • ACR Convergence 2025
Steroids and Me (Sam): engaging and educating steroid-treated patients via patient advocacy partnerships and internet search channels.
Michelle Petri¹, Martha Stone², John Stone³, meredith Marinaro⁴, Matt Wilkinson⁵, Walter Lentfert⁶, Camille Kotton⁷, Jeffrey Gelfand⁸, Jane McDowell⁹ and Tricha Shivas¹⁰, ¹Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Timonium, MD, ²Steritas, LLC, Concord, MA, ³Massachusetts General Hospital , Harvard Medical School, Concord, MA, ⁴Novartis, Hartford, CT, ⁵UpThereEverywhere, London, United Kingdom, ⁶UpThereEverywhere, Charlotte, NC, ⁷Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ⁸UCSF Department of Neurology, Mill Valley, CA, ⁹Queens University Belfast, Belfast, United Kingdom, ¹⁰Foundation for Sarcoidosis Research, Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: We report on two years of engagement with Sam, a patient-facing program to optimize the use of glucocorticoids and discontinue them when possible. We…
Abstract Number: 1904 • ACR Convergence 2025
Mapping CTD-ILD in a Spanish Cohort – the NIRRVANA Registry
Paula García-Escudero¹, Marta López-Maraver², Tetyana Lozinska-Lozinska², Carlos Maria Lizasoain Alustiza³, César Antonio Egües Dubuc⁴, Leire Suárez Zorrilla⁵, Mayra Nathali Rivas Zavaleta⁵, Elena Garmendia Sánchez⁵, Nuria Vegas Revenga⁶, Myriam Aburto Barreneche⁷, Guillén Sada Urmeneta⁸, Elena Abad Plou⁹, Maria Luz Garcia Vivar¹⁰, Inmaculada Paniagua Zudaire¹¹, Marta Inchausti Iguiñiz¹², Iñaki Salegi Etxebeste¹² and Jaime Calvo¹³, ¹Hospital Universitario Álava, Bilbao, Spain, ²Hospital Universitario Araba, Vitoria, Spain, ³Donostia University Hospital, San Sebastian, Pais Vasco, Spain, ⁴Rheumatology Department, Donostia University Hospital., San Sebastian, Spain, ⁵Hospital Universitario Cruces, Barakaldo, Spain, ⁶Galdakao- Usansolo University Hospital, Galdakao, Spain, ⁷Hospital Galdakao-Usansolo, Galdakao, Spain, ⁸Hospital Reina Sofía de Tudela, Tudela, Spain, ⁹Hospital Universitario Basurto, Bilbao, Spain, ¹⁰Basurto Hospital, Bilbao, Spain, ¹¹Hospital Universitario de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain, ¹²Hospital Universitario Donosti, Donosti, Spain, ¹³Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Araba, School of Medicne, Universidad del País Vasco, BIOARABA Health Research Institute, Vitoria, Spain, Vitoria, Pais Vasco, Spain
Background/Purpose: Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a prevalent feature among patients suffering from connective tissue diseases (CTD), associated with considerable morbi-mortality. Nonetheless, this complication is…
Abstract Number: 1959 • ACR Convergence 2025
The development and validation of a Diagnostic Ultrasound Enthesitis Score (DUET) for Psoriatic Arthritis
Lihi Eder¹, Ricardo Acayaba de Toledo², Catherine Bakewell³, Philippe Carron⁴, Basant Elnady⁵, Amir Haddad⁶, Arthur Kavanaugh⁷, Fahmeen J. Afgani⁸, Arnon Katz⁹, Minna Kohler¹⁰, josefina marin¹¹, Nam Nguyen¹², Adrien NZEUSSEU TOUKAP¹³, Ari Polachek¹⁴, Ernesto Rodriguez¹⁵, Marcos Rosemffet¹⁶, Abha Singh¹⁷, Maria S. Stoenoiu¹⁸, Agnes Szentpetery¹⁹, Iliara Tinazzi²⁰, Janeth Yinh²¹, Mu Yang²², Richard Cook²², Gurjit Kaeley²³ and Sibel Aydin²⁴, ¹University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Centro Integrado de Pesquisas (CIP) do Hospital de Base de São José do Rio Preto, São José do Rio Preto, Brazil, ³Intermountain Healthcare Medical Group, Salt Lake City, ⁴Ghent University and VIB Center for Inflammation Research, Ghent, Belgium, ⁵Research Centre at Al Hada Armed Forces Hospital, Cairo, Egypt, ⁶Carmel Medical Center, Haifa, Israel, ⁷University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine, San Diego, CA, ⁸Women's College Hospital, Toronto, Canada, ⁹GRAPPA, Seattle, ¹⁰Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ¹¹Hospital Universitario Rey Juan Carlos, Madrid, Spain, ¹²University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada, ¹³Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, St.-Lambrechts-Woluwe, Belgium, ¹⁴Rheumatology Institute of Beilinson Hospital, Petah Tikva, Israel, ¹⁵Florida Medical Clinic, Tampa, ¹⁶Instituto de Rehabilitación Psicofísica, Capital Federal, Argentina, ¹⁷Altman Clinical and Translational Research Institute, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, ¹⁸Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Brussels, Belgium, ¹⁹Uppsala University Hospital, Djursholm, Sweden, ²⁰Ospedale Sacro Cuore-Don Calabria, Verona, Italy, ²¹Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ²²University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada, ²³UF COM-J, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL, ²⁴Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa, The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Enthesitis is a key lesion in psoriatic arthritis (PsA). The Diagnostic Ultrasound Enthesitis Tool (DUET) study aimed to develop and validate a novel sonographic…
Abstract Number: 1964 • ACR Convergence 2025
Performance of Artificial Intelligence-Based Salivary Gland Ultrasound in Sjögren Syndrome
Otto Olivas¹, Mónica García-Sevilla², Lucía Cubero², Javier Pascau² and Esperanza Naredo³, ¹Department of Rheumatology and Joint and Bone Research Unit. Fundación Jiménez Díaz University Hospital and Health Research Institute FJD-UAM, Madrid, Spain, Madrid, Madrid, Spain, ²Department of Bioengineering, Carlos III University of Madrid, Leganes, Madrid, Spain and Health Research Institute Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain, Madrid, Madrid, Spain, ³Department of Rheumatology and Joint and Bone Research Unit. Fundación Jiménez Díaz University Hospital and Health Research Institute FJD-UAM, Madrid, Spain, MADRID, Spain
Background/Purpose: To develop a deep learning model for classifying ultrasound images of salivary glands (SG) [parotid (PG) and submandibular (SMG)] based on the Outcome Measures…
Abstract Number: 1548 • ACR Convergence 2025
Anifrolumab In Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. Spanish Multicenter Registry In Clinical Practice
Vanesa Calvo-Río¹, Carmen Secada-Gómez¹, Miriam Retuerto Guerrero², Judit Font-Urgelles³, Ivette Casafont-Solé³, Adrián Mayo-Juanatey⁴, Juan José Alegre-Sancho⁵, DALIFER FREITES⁶, Cristina Hormigos Martin⁷, Noemí Garrido⁸, GUILLERMO GONZALEZ ARRIBAS⁹, Juan Roberto Miguelez Sanchez¹⁰, Andrea García-Valle¹¹, Marta Ibañez¹², Fernando Lozano Morillo¹³, Ángel García Manzanares¹⁴, Sebastián Sandoval-Moreno¹⁵, Josefina Cortés-Hernández¹⁶, Deseada Palma-Sanchez¹⁷, LETICIA LOJO-OLIVEIRA¹⁸, Evelin Cervantes¹⁹, Paz Collado Ramos²⁰, cristina arciniega Larios²¹, Luis Sala²², Eztizen Labrador-Sánchez²³, Cilia Peralta-Ginés²⁴, Nahia Plaza-Aulestia²⁵, Irati Urionaguena Onaindia²⁶, Miguel Medina Malone²⁷, Jose Rosas Gómez de Salazar²⁸, Montserrat Corteguera²⁹, Laura Cebrian³⁰, Fred Anton Pages³¹, Jose Ramón Lamua-Riazuelo³², María Dolores Fábregas Canales³³, María José Alados Hernández³⁴, Marta Garijo Bufort³⁵, Anna Pamies³⁶, Luis Sarabia³⁷, Rodrigo Aguirre-del-Pino³⁸, José Ángel Cabezas Lefler³⁹, alvaro seijas³⁸, Carmen Carrasco-Cubero⁴⁰, Ana López-Cerón Cofiño⁴¹, Vera Ortiz-Santamaria⁴², Santos Castañeda⁴³, Maria Laino⁴⁴, Carmen Ordás Calvo⁴⁵, Celia arconada⁴⁶, ana Urruticoechea-Arana⁴⁷, Blanca Garcia-Magallon⁴⁸, Ana Valeria Acosta Alfaro⁴⁹, Samuel Leal Rodriguez⁵⁰, Marina Salido Olivares⁷, Patricia Lavilla Villar⁵¹, Anahy Maria Brandy³, Inmaculada Ros Vilamajo⁵², Alvaro García Martos⁵³, Berta Magallares⁵⁴, Guillen Sada Urmeneta⁵⁵, Cristina Córdoba Martín⁵⁶, Elena Riera Alonso⁵⁷, Carmen Bejerano-Herreria⁵⁸ and Ricardo Blanco,<58, ¹Rheumatology Division, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Immunopathology Group, Santander, Spain, Santander, Cantabria, Spain, ²Complejo Asistencial Universitario de Leon, Leon, Castilla y Leon, Spain, ³Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Spain, ⁴Hospital Universitario Doctor Peset, Valencia, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain, ⁵Hospital Universitario Doctor Peset, Valencia, Spain, ⁶Rheumatology Service, San Carlos Clinical Hospital, Madrid, Madrid, Spain, ⁷Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain, ⁸Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Sevilla, Andalucia, Spain, ⁹Facultativo especialista, PALMA DE MALLORCA, Galicia, Spain, ¹⁰Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Universtiario de Móstoles, Madrid, Spain, Madrid, Madrid, Spain, ¹¹Rheumatology. Hospital General Río Carrión, Palencia, Castilla y Leon, Spain, ¹²Hospital Universitario de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, ¹³Hospital Central de La Defensa Gómez Ulla, Madrid, Madrid, Spain, ¹⁴Hospital Universitario de Torrevieja, Alicante, Spain, ¹⁵Hospital Universitario Vall D'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain, ¹⁶Hospital Universitari Vall d’Hebron-Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, ¹⁷Rheumatology. Hospital Rafael Méndez, Lorca, Murcia, Spain, ¹⁸Hospital Universitario Infanta Leonor, Madrid, Spain, ¹⁹Hospital Provincial de Pontevedra, Pontevedra, Spain, ²⁰Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Severo Ochoa, Madrid, Spain,, MADRID, Madrid, Spain, ²¹Hospital de Mérida, Badajoz, Spain, ²²Hospital Universitario de Torrejón, Madrid, Spain, ²³Hospital General de La Rioja, Logroño, Spain, ²⁴Hospital Clínico Universitario Lozano Blesa, Zaragoza, Spain, ²⁵Hospital Galdakao, Vizcaya, Spain, ²⁶Rheumatology.Hospital Galdakao, Vizcaya, Pais Vasco, Spain, ²⁷Hospital de Calahorra, Calahorra, Spain, ²⁸Hospital Marina Baixa, PALMA DE MALLORCA, Spain, ²⁹Rheumatology. Complejo Asistencial de Ávila, Ávila, Castilla y Leon, Spain, ³⁰Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Infanta Leonor / Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain, Madrid, Spain, ³¹Hospital General de Segovia, Segovia, Spain, ³²Hospital Universitario del Henares, Madrid, Spain, ³³Hospital de Barbastro, Huesca, Spain, ³⁴Hospital Universitario Puerta del Mar, Cadiz, Spain, ³⁵Hospital de Sagunto, Valencia, Spain, ³⁶Hospital Verge de la Cinta, Tortosa, Tarragona, Spain, ³⁷Complejo Hospitalario de Jaén, Jaén, Spain, ³⁸Hospital Universitario Lucus Augusti, Lugo, Spain, ³⁹Complejo Asistencial de Zamora, Zamora, Spain, ⁴⁰Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Badajoz, Badajoz, Spain, ⁴¹Hospital Santa Bárbara, Soria, Spain, ⁴²Hospital General de Granollers, Barcelona, Spain, ⁴³Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, IIS-Princesa, Madrid, Madrid, Spain, ⁴⁴Hospital Universitario de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain, ⁴⁵Hospital Universitario de Cabueñes, Gijón, Spain, ⁴⁶Hospital universitario de Getafe, Getafe, Madrid, Spain, ⁴⁷Rheumatology Division. Hospital Universitario Son Espases, Palma de Mallorca, Spain, ⁴⁸Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro, Madrid, Spain, ⁴⁹Hospital Universitario Infanta Sofia; Universidad Europea de Madrid; FIIB HUIS-HUHEN, Madrid, Spain, ⁵⁰Hospital Universitario La Fe, Valencia, Valencia, Spain, ⁵¹Hospital General de Villalba, Collado Villalba, Madrid, Spain, ⁵²Hospital Son Llàtzer, Palma de Mallorca, Spain, ⁵³Hospital del Tajo, Aranjuez, Madrid, Spain, ⁵⁴Hospital de Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain, ⁵⁵Rheumatology, Hospital Reina Sofía, Tudela, Spain, ⁵⁶Hospital Universitario Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Tenerife, Spain, ⁵⁷Hospital Universitari Mùtua Terrassa, Terrassa, Spain, ⁵⁸Division of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Immunopathology Group, Santander, Spain.

Background/Purpose: Anifrolumab (ANI) is a human monoclonal antibody that binds to the type I interferon receptor subunit 1 (IFNAR1). ANI was approved by Spanish authorities…
Abstract Number: 1954 • ACR Convergence 2025
Revolutionizing Microvascular Screening: AI-Powered Dermatoscopy for Efficient Nailfold Capillary Evaluation
Genessis Maldonado¹, Eduardo Ramos ibáñez², Borja del Carmelo Gracia Tello³ and Tracy Frech⁴, ¹Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, ²Capillary.io, Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain, ³Hospital Clínico Universitario Lozano Blesa, Zaragoza, Spain, ⁴Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
Background/Purpose: Nailfold capillaroscopy plays a critical role in the diagnosis and management of systemic sclerosis (SSc) and related connective tissue diseases. However, access to capillaroscopy…

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